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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Dungeon Masters: Impartial Judge or Storyteller

Frighteningly Accurate Portrayal of Me cir. 1983
I'll be honest, I'm confused.

On the one hand, I want to be completely fair with my players and show that there is no under-handed, double dealing going on and at the same time I want to engage them in a good story. So I'm torn.

I know there are a lot of DMs out there with the "Let the chips fall where they may" attitude and choose to have all rolls of the dice out in the open. This shows the player that there is no cheating and no fudging going on and that its completely up to the dice gods to determine their fate. And part of me agrees with that. I think the dice are there for a reason and its complete chance when things go well or poorly for a party. Who am I to go against the Mighty 20-sided Die in the Sky?